Gaosen Packaging is constructing its fourth beverage can plant in China at Xinzheng in Henan province, invested at RMB350 million (US$50m). It plans trial production of two-piece beverage cans by the end of the year.
Phoenix Contact E-Mobility is building a 15,000 m2 production facility at the Rzeszow-Dworzysko science park in Poland, developed by Panattoni, to make AC and DC charging cables. Completion is expected by end 2020 or early 2021, with production starting in early 2021 and the workforce growing to over 250.
Millerbernd Manufacturing is building a 110,000-square-foot modular facility in Winsted Industrial Park, Minnesota, to consolidate its ring and cylinder production and add 100 jobs. Completion is expected in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Unilever laid the groundwork for a new China food production base in Taicang, Jiangsu, with a total investment of 100 million euros. The site, scheduled to start operation in early 2022, will initially produce Wall's ice cream with annual capacity of 150,000 metric tons.
Tuthill Corporation officially opened its Lenexa, Kansas manufacturing site for Fill-Rite pumps and products. The company plans to create 68 full-time jobs over five years and pledged up to $4.55 million in capital investment.
Global Compression Services opened a new 14,000-square-foot facility in Bloomfield, New Mexico, to serve customers across the San Juan Basin and replace its Farmington site. The announcement is dated June 5, 2025.
DexCom selected a 28-acre site in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, for a new facility making sensors and applicators for its CGM systems, with construction expected to begin in the second half of 2020.
Shijiazhuang Kangpusi Compressor broke ground on 2017-05-23 on a new 75-mu site in Luancheng, Hebei, for permanent magnet variable-frequency screw compressors and mobile air compressors. The project is estimated at 120 million yuan over 18 months and is expected to produce over 7,000 units a year.
Dairy group Ausnutria and packaging company Trivium are jointly building a EUR 30 million can factory at the Internationaal Bedrijvenpark Friesland in Heerenveen, under a ten-year contract, to produce 150 million cans per year for infant formula, with completion expected end 2020.
Power Pool Plus is moving all major manufacturing and fabrication of its industrial power generation products to a new 30,000+ square foot facility at 1107 Willard Road in Greenwood, South Carolina, a multi-million dollar investment projected to create 21 jobs.
Serioplast US, the North American unit of Italy's Serioplast Group, will begin operating a rigid plastic packaging plant in Red Springs, Robeson County, North Carolina, investing $9.4 million and creating 46 jobs, as announced by Governor Roy Cooper's office.
Special Products & Mfg., a Rockwall, Texas manufacturer of electromechanical assemblies and precision metal parts, leased 28,000 square feet in Round Rock. The facility is planned to open in August 2020 and employ up to 30 people.
Suzhou Newway Valve began building a high-performance smart valve factory in Suzhou High-tech Zone. Phase one has a total investment of CNY 350 million, 50 mu of land and planned total capacity of CNY 1 billion, expected to be completed in May 2021.
AGCO, which includes Massey Ferguson, is acquiring 15 hectares of land in Beauvais for a €40 million investment creating 200 permanent jobs. The Beauvais 4 site will host tractor customisation, additive manufacturing, hydraulic tube production and gearbox reconditioning.
TopPop Packaging has opened a 30,000 sq ft FDA-registered contract manufacturing center in Marlton, New Jersey, producing shelf-stable alcohol-infused ice pops and pouch packaging with capacity above 50 million pouches per year.
Tetra Pak will invest 700 million yuan ($98.9 million) to build a large intelligent closure facility in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, expected to be operational next year. The plant will produce DreamCap closures with an annual capacity of 10 billion caps.
Progroup and Krystals Premier Packaging will invest £20m (€22m) to create a packaging park at Progroup's sheetfeeding site in Ellesmere Port, UK. Progroup will invest in site infrastructure and Krystals in a new production facility.
Logoplaste plans a $35 million, 100,000-square-foot rigid plastic packaging facility on about 16 acres in Lima, Ohio, creating 37 jobs initially and 51 within three years.
DiversiTech Corporation is opening a concrete manufacturing plant in Leesburg, Lake County, Florida, with an investment of over $2 million and a commitment to create at least 25 jobs.
Prime Beverage Group, a new contract beverage manufacturer, will invest $68 million to open its first manufacturing facility in Kannapolis, North Carolina, creating 231 jobs in a 300,000 square foot plant.
Pharma folding-carton maker Faller Packaging plans a new plant in Waldkirch, described as its largest investment in company history, after sales and orders rose during the crisis.
TUBES plans to open a facility in Bordeaux in the second half of 2020, and will prepare a production location in California from Q1 2021.
Russian company Penzenskiy Zavod Tochnykh Priborov is launching a new production site at the former Penzneftemash territory on Moskovskaya Street in Penza, making oil and gas equipment and adding over 350 jobs.
Belgian manufacturer Ontex Group will invest $96 million in a new 250,000-square-foot plant at South Rockingham Corporate Park in North Carolina, creating 403 jobs. The announcement was made on June 1, 2020.
WABCO Automotive Control Systems started production of a heavy-duty truck automatic transmission shift mechanism project in Qingdao West Coast New Area, as part of five projects totalling nearly 700 million yuan.
Shandong Xinghua Construction Group put into operation phase one of its Xinghua Logistics Innovation Industrial Park in Qingdao West Coast New Area, as part of five projects totalling nearly 700 million yuan.
Unix Packaging, a California-based beverage contract manufacturer, will invest $19 million to open its first East Coast manufacturing facility in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, creating 226 new jobs.
Shanghai Baosteel Packaging plans to build a beverage can plant in Malaysia at a cost of RMB461 million (US$66 million), its second project outside China after Saigon, Vietnam.
Typack-Recipet plans to invest US$5 million in a new thermoformed plastic packaging plant in Mexico, expected to be operational within 15 months.
BioPappel announced the start of operations at its new Lebanon, Indiana plant, run through subsidiary US Corrugated Co., its sixth industrial unit in the United States.
Industrial valve maker CIRCOR has opened a new 6,000 square metre plant in China. The city was not named in the article.
Rexam plans to build two £50 million can manufacturing plants, one in Sri City in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, and one in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The investment totals £100 million.
Safran and the Telangana government announced a new plant in Hyderabad's GMR Special Economic Zone to make parts for the CFM International LEAP turbofan engine. The €36 million plant is set to employ 300 workers.
Rage Corp., based in Hilliard, Ohio, plans to invest $34 million in a new packaging plant in Virginia, where it already operates a plant in Altavista.
Crown Cork and Seal USA, a subsidiary of Crown Holdings, has begun construction on a $147 million, 327,000-square-foot facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Once complete, 126 people will work at the site.
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry will build a new cast iron foundry on a 428-acre site in Oakboro, Stanly County, North Carolina, investing at least $325 million, with operations possibly starting in Q3 2023. The company is also evaluating options for its current Charlotte site.
An Phat Holdings plans to build a factory making compostable materials at Nam Dinh Vu Industrial Zone in Haiphong, designed for over 20,000 tonnes per year and slated for completion by end-2021.
Georgia-Pacific opened a new facility in Tolleson, Arizona, outside Phoenix, in May 2020 to make curbside recyclable paper padded mailers, creating about 80 jobs.
WILO USA, a subsidiary of WILO SE, announced a new 250,000 square foot headquarters and production facility in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, consolidating Wilo USA, Weil Pump, Scot Pump and Wilo Machine Co. Construction is scheduled to start in fall 2020 with an opening planned for Q1 2022.
Wilo USA LLC is planning a new 250,000 sq ft headquarters and production facility in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. The development was reported on 1 May 2020.
EGIDA has begun construction of a plant in the Lipetsk special economic zone producing elastic polyurethane foam, furniture fabrics and upholstery components. The investment was raised to 3.79 billion rubles, with more than 200 jobs planned by 2022.
GMI Construction Group has completed a new 118,000 sq ft purpose-built manufacturing plant in Huddersfield for Aflex Hose, a maker of PTFE-lined flexible hoses. The project is valued at GBP 18 million.
Meiden America Switchgear, a unit of Japan-based Meidensha, will invest $8 million to build a 60,000-square-foot high-voltage vacuum circuit breaker facility in Fountain Inn, Laurens County, South Carolina, expected to create 41 jobs.
Horton is opening a 112,000-square-foot engine cooling plant in the Oconee Industry and Technology Park in Westminster, South Carolina, with an early-May 2020 opening and plans to grow staff from 10 to 125 within five years.
Asahi Printing completed a pharmaceutical and cosmetics packaging factory in Kizugawa, Kyoto, built for about 6 billion yen next to an existing plant. It will start full operation within the month, alongside its Toyama site.
Valve maker BMT signed an investment MOU with Busan city to move its headquarters and production plant from Yangsan to the Gijang Advanced Materials Industrial Complex. The KRW 39.5 billion project on a 47,933 square meter site is due by 2023 and will create at least 50 new jobs.
Metso's Neles Globe Valve Technology Center in Chungju, South Korea, is operational and ready for global deliveries of globe valves for oil and gas and power customers.
Gerresheimer is building a new plant in North Macedonia to produce medical plastic systems and syringes, as part of its 2020 capital expenditure program.
Tsingtao Brewery has begun key construction projects costing 1 billion yuan (about $144 million) in Pingdu, Shibei district and the West Coast New Area in Qingdao, Shandong. The Pingdu smart industrial park will include a logistics center, custom production platforms, a package printing factory and yeast processing plants.
Contract manufacturer Anomatic will build a 250,000-square-foot facility on 22.9 acres in New Albany, Ohio, in an approximately $68 million investment creating at least 140 jobs. New Albany City Council approved a consolidated incentive agreement on April 7, 2020.